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Gates Attends NATO Talks in Vilnius, Lithuania
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a Defense Ministerial conference, Feb. 7, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with the United Kingdom's Minister of Defense Des Browne during the Vilnius Defense Ministerial in Lithuania, Feb. 7, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with the United Kingdom's Minister of Defense Des Browne during the Vilnius Defense Ministerial in Lithuania, Feb. 7, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates goes over some paperwork prior to the kickoff of the 2008 NATO Defense Ministerial held in Vilnius, Lithuania, Feb. 7, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, during the NATO Defense Ministerial, Feb. 7, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates talks with members of his staff between bilateral meetings at the NATO Defense Ministerial held in Vilnius, Lithuania, Feb. 7, 2008. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer during the Defense Ministerial held in Vilnius, Lithuania, Feb. 7, 2008. Members of NATO kick off the 2008 Defense Ministerial in Vilnius, Lithuania, Feb. 7, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates answers a reporters question during the NATO Defense Ministerial held in Vilnius, Lithuania, Feb. 7, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer pose for a group shot with other ministers of defense from the NATO alliance, Feb. 7, 2008. Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Feb. 8, 2008.Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and his delegation to the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Feb. 8, 2008.Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus welcomes U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Feb. 8, 2008.Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus talks with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates inside the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Feb. 8, 2008.Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates boards his aircraft after a trip to Vilnius, Lithuania, as an honor guard of U.S. Marines stand by, Feb. 8, 2008.
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrives in Vilnius, Lithuania, for a Defense Ministerial conference, Feb. 7, 2008.
Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jerry Morrison